Intrigued, Maxey asked five of her other students if they knew what she kept near her Keuring coffee maker. The kiddos immediately “burst out laughing,” and shyly admitted they thought she put “beer” in her coffee “every day.”

“At least I didn’t raise a class of snitches — no one told their parents or admin that Mrs. Maxey was getting lit every morning while teaching,” she later joked.

In the weeks since, Maxey’s hysterical post has since gone viral, with over 35,000 likes, 28,000 shares and 8,200 comments.

Looking back, Maxey said some of the students’ comments about her coffee intake finally make sense.

“In hindsight, every time I would go in for a second cup (which wasn’t every day), the kids would say, ‘Dang Mrs. Maxey, you’re having MORE coffee?!'” the Florida-based third-grade teacher laughed, according to BuzzFeed.